Prohibition of adoption of Russian children by homosexual couples and single persons from the countries where homosexual marriages are authorized

In June 2013 Russian deputies of the State Duma and the members of the Council of Federation have enacted the federal law N°167-FZ modifying the article 127 of Russian Family Code by prohibiting the international adoption of Russian children by homosexual couples and single persons from the countries where homosexual marriages are authorized. A same-sex marriage is already legalized in France, Belgium, Spain, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Portugal, Uruguay, Argentina, South Africa and several states of the United States of America. In England a new bill legalizing same-sex marriage is already passed by Parliament. President of Russian Council of human rights considers this law excessive but according to the deputy of the State Duma Sergey Mironov, Russia has a right to be sure that “Russian children adopted by foreign citizens will be living in normal families with a mother and a father instead of parent number 1 and parent number 2”. Thus, same-sex couples and single persons from 15 countries mentioned above cannot adopt children from Russia.